India and China will hold the 1st Meeting of the India-China Strategic Dialogue in Beijing on 22nd of this month. The meeting will be co-Chaired by Foreign Secretary Dr S Jaishankar and the Executive Vice Foreign Minister of China on 22 February, 2017 in Beijing. <br/><br/>This dialogue mechanism was agreed to during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to India in August last year. The two sides are expected to discuss all issues of mutual interest in the bilateral, regional and international domain.<br/><br/>The Foreign Secretary will be on a three day visit to Sri Lanka from 18th February. He will interact with Sri Lankan leadership for discussions on possibilities of collaboration and cooperation in a number of sectors including power, highways, airport, hydrocarbon sector. The visit will help in taking stock on various decisions taken during the meetings between the two leaderships.<br/><br/>Dr. Jaishankar will also pay a two day visit to Dhaka on 23rd February. The visit is at the invitation of Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Mohammed Shahidul Haque. <br/><br/>The two Foreign Secretaries will review areas of bilateral cooperation between the two countries, including high level visits. During the visit, the Indian Foreign Secretary is expected to call on Prime Minister of Bangladesh Shiekh Hasina.